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Probate and Family
Court Department
Fiscal Year 2003 Statistics
Counties of Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin,
Hampden and Hampshire
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| Annual
Report Statistics Fiscal Year Ending 2003 |
| Divisions: |
Barn |
Berk |
Bris |
Dukes |
Esse |
Fran |
Hamd |
Hamp |
Totals
All Counties |
| Part
I:
Total Original Entries
All
Complaints, Petitions, and Accounts Filed |
7,200 |
3,669 |
11,928 |
507 |
18,012 |
2,186 |
16,031 |
3,309 |
151,718 |
|
Part II:
Probate
1.Administrations & Probate of Will |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
1,424 |
660 |
1,458 |
120 |
2,366 |
268 |
1,547 |
505 |
21,568 |
| Decrees |
1,412 |
572 |
1,385 |
99 |
2,327 |
273 |
1,559 |
400 |
20,267 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
174 |
96 |
168 |
14 |
300 |
45 |
260 |
49 |
2,750 |
| 2.
Trusteeships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
33 |
9 |
22 |
6 |
71 |
4 |
14 |
4 |
428 |
| Decrees |
27 |
6 |
21 |
6 |
52 |
8 |
21 |
2 |
383 |
| 3.
Gdnshps of Minor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
181 |
76 |
436 |
12 |
472 |
50 |
762 |
42 |
4,379 |
| Temp.
Appointments |
189 |
65 |
511 |
21 |
430 |
67 |
232 |
36 |
3,471 |
| Decrees |
131 |
27 |
183 |
4 |
32 |
45 |
431 |
24 |
2,274 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
144 |
57 |
331 |
8 |
358 |
40 |
653 |
25 |
3,321 |
| 4.
Gdnshps of Mentally Ill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
106 |
37 |
243 |
4 |
263 |
38 |
254 |
42 |
2,538 |
| Temp.
Appointments |
83 |
19 |
233 |
2 |
147 |
26 |
115 |
18 |
1,454 |
| Dispositions |
97 |
22 |
150 |
5 |
191 |
35 |
212 |
27 |
2,239 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
6 |
3 |
20 |
0 |
15 |
5 |
22 |
10 |
211 |
| 5.
Gdnshps of Mentally Retarded |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
34 |
22 |
106 |
0 |
111 |
9 |
65 |
37 |
1,085 |
| Temp.
Appointments |
2 |
2 |
42 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
197 |
| Decrees |
38 |
19 |
68 |
0 |
129 |
9 |
74 |
18 |
1,055 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
3 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
82 |
| 6.
Gdnshps of Incapacitated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
28 |
13 |
36 |
0 |
57 |
1 |
51 |
3 |
533 |
| Temp.
Appointments |
26 |
5 |
47 |
0 |
36 |
1 |
23 |
2 |
328 |
| Decrees |
23 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
30 |
10 |
281 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
95 |
| All
Rogers Orders Entered |
144 |
156 |
764 |
4 |
397 |
17 |
452 |
211 |
6,225 |
| 7.
Gdnshps of Minor Entertainer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
| Decrees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| 8.
Proxy Guardianships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 9.
Conservatorships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
4 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
126 |
| Decrees |
5 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
105 |
| 10.
Accounts and Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
977 |
323 |
755 |
63 |
1,657 |
230 |
1,195 |
264 |
17,205 |
| Decrees |
491 |
251 |
425 |
22 |
572 |
139 |
601 |
207 |
10,160 |
| 11.
Real Estate Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
116 |
29 |
178 |
5 |
235 |
16 |
146 |
55 |
2,154 |
| Decrees |
101 |
27 |
164 |
1 |
59 |
8 |
57 |
59 |
1,723 |
| 12.
All Other Probate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed
(Petitions) |
194 |
27 |
141 |
15 |
344 |
28 |
274 |
31 |
2,528 |
| Decrees |
150 |
20 |
100 |
10 |
250 |
15 |
200 |
20 |
1,568 |
| PART
III:
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Complaints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Paternity
Equity |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
39 |
2 |
76 |
| Other
Equity Complaints |
67 |
18 |
47 |
6 |
88 |
23 |
16 |
7 |
804 |
| Judgments |
64 |
7 |
16 |
4 |
55 |
13 |
28 |
9 |
493 |
| 2.
Petitions to Partition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
35 |
8 |
28 |
7 |
24 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
306 |
| Decrees |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
84 |
| PART
IV:
Change of Name |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Petitions for Change of Name |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
128 |
68 |
169 |
17 |
343 |
62 |
226 |
93 |
3,188 |
| Decrees |
130 |
62 |
166 |
18 |
306 |
58 |
195 |
89 |
3,038 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
99 |
56 |
126 |
13 |
300 |
53 |
187 |
84 |
2,801 |
| PART
V:
Adoption |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Adoption Petitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
94 |
60 |
160 |
12 |
212 |
30 |
143 |
82 |
2,218 |
| Decrees |
95 |
41 |
136 |
11 |
180 |
32 |
114 |
82 |
1,713 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
44 |
20 |
46 |
3 |
89 |
17 |
47 |
16 |
581 |
| 2.
Petitions to Dispense with Parental Consent (c. 210,
s. 3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
164 |
| Decrees |
8 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
28 |
3 |
175 |
| 3.
Care and Protection Petitions (c. 119, s. 23C) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
19 |
4 |
48 |
0 |
19 |
8 |
23 |
1 |
265 |
| Decrees |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
86 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Voluntary
Placement (c. 119, s. 23C) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Decrees |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reviews
Held c.210 and c.119 |
37 |
18 |
109 |
0 |
73 |
3 |
153 |
0 |
1,127 |
| PART
VI:
OUT OF WEDLOCK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Paternity Complaints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
297 |
322 |
1,727 |
20 |
2,498 |
166 |
1,865 |
229 |
15,927 |
| Judgments |
242 |
243 |
643 |
15 |
975 |
196 |
2,545 |
131 |
9,007 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
131 |
99 |
917 |
9 |
897 |
78 |
746 |
106 |
6,280 |
| 2.
Complaints for Contempt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
229 |
213 |
524 |
29 |
890 |
98 |
953 |
219 |
7,149 |
| Heard
and Continued |
405 |
199 |
445 |
0 |
288 |
3 |
299 |
3 |
3,473 |
| Judgments |
12 |
116 |
25 |
1 |
101 |
38 |
66 |
124 |
2,975 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
112 |
74 |
452 |
25 |
354 |
73 |
438 |
137 |
4,176 |
| 3.
Complaints for Modification |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
411 |
326 |
656 |
12 |
1,163 |
167 |
2,731 |
315 |
10,611 |
| Judgments |
162 |
143 |
203 |
6 |
190 |
78 |
1,249 |
115 |
4,491 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
164 |
74 |
452 |
25 |
354 |
73 |
438 |
137 |
6,778 |
| PART
VII:
DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Divorce |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Original
Entries Filed (includes 1A and 1B) |
831 |
450 |
1,919 |
90 |
2,465 |
315 |
1,595 |
436 |
20,952 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Judgments
Nisi
|
734 |
440 |
1,702 |
75 |
2,293 |
309 |
1,374 |
434 |
18,575 |
| Findings
Under 1A |
362 |
202 |
538 |
28 |
977 |
127 |
220 |
160 |
7,040 |
|
Number of filings
where Plaintiff was pro se |
309 |
235 |
761 |
32 |
1,183 |
176 |
822 |
204 |
9,306 |
| 2.
Separate Support/Civil Support |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
31 |
32 |
170 |
4 |
255 |
33 |
191 |
31 |
1,692 |
| Judgments |
14 |
24 |
80 |
1 |
75 |
22 |
187 |
16 |
914 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
14 |
6 |
93 |
4 |
91 |
11 |
93 |
15 |
685 |
| 3.
Complaints for Contempt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
656 |
352 |
991 |
45 |
1,848 |
201 |
924 |
342 |
13,111 |
| Heard
and Continued |
792 |
326 |
667 |
0 |
836 |
0 |
284 |
16 |
5,841 |
| Judgments |
101 |
193 |
111 |
21 |
293 |
76 |
66 |
204 |
4,360 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
262 |
123 |
650 |
15 |
511 |
114 |
450 |
220 |
6,170 |
| 4.
Complaints for Modification |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
665 |
366 |
1,122 |
27 |
1,757 |
247 |
1,351 |
419 |
13,463 |
| Judgments |
331 |
165 |
479 |
17 |
599 |
133 |
538 |
194 |
6,102 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
386 |
144 |
729 |
7 |
577 |
70 |
695 |
305 |
6,591 |
| 5.
Complaint for Protection from Abuse (c. 209A) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
491 |
148 |
753 |
6 |
442 |
121 |
1,117 |
95 |
6,355 |
| Permanent
Orders |
22 |
65 |
8 |
4 |
18 |
3 |
212 |
4 |
971 |
| Number
of filings where Plaintiff was pro se |
426 |
138 |
539 |
4 |
407 |
90 |
751 |
70 |
4,986 |
| 6.
Petitions for Marriage of Minors, Marriage without Delay |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
35 |
13 |
17 |
2 |
28 |
10 |
51 |
3 |
453 |
| Decrees |
35 |
13 |
17 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
49 |
1 |
437 |
| Number
of filings where Petitioner was pro se |
23 |
12 |
13 |
2 |
28 |
10 |
49 |
3 |
398 |
| 7.
All other Domestic Relations Complaints |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Filed |
68 |
39 |
96 |
2 |
248 |
33 |
158 |
6 |
1,259 |
| Judgments |
34 |
34 |
41 |
1 |
65 |
22 |
102 |
2 |
750 |
| PART
VIII:
CROSS-DOCKET MATTERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Temporary Orders |
5,138 |
3,486 |
8,080 |
692 |
12,062 |
1,579 |
7,762 |
3,129 |
100,484 |
| 2.
U.I.F.S.A. - c. 209D Filed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mass.
Initiated: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
68 |
11 |
242 |
|
Disposed |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
100 |
| Mass.
Responding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filed |
36 |
41 |
100 |
2 |
122 |
18 |
226 |
24 |
910 |
|
Disposed |
1 |
33 |
10 |
1 |
40 |
1 |
49 |
0 |
221 |
| 3.
Income Assignments Entered Combined Paternity and Domestic
Relations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TAFDC
- Immediate |
96 |
135 |
2,056 |
1 |
1,000 |
234 |
1,822 |
337 |
8,676 |
| TAFDC
-Suspended |
3 |
17 |
466 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
139 |
8 |
692 |
| Non-TAFDC
- Immediate |
459 |
349 |
334 |
25 |
1,212 |
269 |
190 |
159 |
10,547 |
| Non-TAFDC
-Suspended |
15 |
89 |
714 |
34 |
1,258 |
14 |
339 |
227 |
4,822 |
| PART
IX:
PROBATION DEPARTMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.
Dispute Interventions: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Motions |
888 |
1,245 |
1,306 |
0 |
2,451 |
362 |
1,507 |
260 |
17,575 |
|
Pre-trials |
231 |
53 |
677 |
0 |
458 |
80 |
153 |
29 |
4,833 |
|
Contempts |
545 |
533 |
639 |
0 |
1,051 |
95 |
1,219 |
421 |
11,926 |
| 2.
Investigations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Formal |
132 |
5 |
60 |
0 |
290 |
31 |
0 |
18 |
2,687 |
|
Short Term |
32 |
1 |
83 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
1 |
8 |
1,301 |
| 3.
Case Interventions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Completed |
592 |
704 |
343 |
0 |
988 |
2,284 |
3,215 |
544 |
20,686 |
| 4.
Job Search Activity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Avg.
# Persons Supervised |
174 |
262 |
560 |
0 |
825 |
101 |
515 |
176 |
7,108 |
| Found
employment |
28 |
78 |
142 |
0 |
129 |
28 |
169 |
40 |
1,803 |
| Average
support order prior to program |
39.04 |
42.45 |
48.29 |
0.00 |
23.98 |
62.20 |
31.41 |
79.02 |
61.40 |
| Average
support order after program |
53.12 |
64.91 |
88.68 |
0.00 |
74.87 |
90.24 |
70.60 |
96.24 |
92.76 |
| Contempts
Filed |
30 |
33 |
155 |
0 |
143 |
10 |
188 |
38 |
1,013 |
| 5.
Interdepartmental |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assignments
of Abuse Prevention Orders (c. 209A) pursuant to Administrative
Order 96-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orders
Modified |
13 |
18 |
36 |
0 |
116 |
1 |
47 |
5 |
756 |
|
Orders
Vacated |
9 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
508 |
|
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